+ ThomasNet Industrial Newsroom - Industrial Market Trends +

Industrial Market Trends, a comprehensive, daily industrial blog with a bi-weekly newsletter, publishes the latest industrial ...

Last Update: Mon Jun 9 13:41:13 2008

+ Weekly Industry Crib Sheet: Primary Season Ends, Unemployment Stunner, Exports Keep Us Afloat... + ... A Car Quality Surprise, Thousands More European Truckers Protest and King Kong Fights T. Rex. ...

+ Friday Car-Quality Question: Who's Moving? + Question marks in the headline can mean only one thing: it's time for you to weigh in! In lieu of Light Friday today, and based on ...

+ Government Agency Finds Fatal Flaws in Seaport Security + Despite the introduction of new inspection and security procedures, U.S. ports are still vulnerable to terrorist attacks, a recent ...

+ Fuel Prices Putting Globalization in Reverse? + The world seems to be becoming less flat. Shipping costs between Asia have risen so much that they have eclipsed tariffs as a ...

+ Corporate Marriages Heat Up in Industrial Manufacturing + Deal making in the global industrial manufacturing industry looks set to remain at high levels in the near- and longer-term future, ...

+ Weekly Industry Crib Sheet: Another Tragic Crane Collapse in NYC... + ...Revisiting the Farm Bill, China Quake Danger was Well-Known, 7 percent of GM's Global Workforce Take Buyouts and MORE. ...

+ Light Friday: Monkey Brains and Golden Fryer Grease... + ...Phoenix Lander on Mars and Hope Lost with Lost Balloon. ...

+ Domestic Manufacturing Shows Optimistic Signs + Tired of reading about bad news surrounding the U.S. economy and the manufacturing sector? There are signs throughout the country ...

+ Global Oil Outlook: A Crude Reality + Consumers and businesses alike are suffering from higher energy costs. How did we get here? There is no short answer, as a number ...

+ How Are High Gas Prices Affecting You? + Record-high gas prices affect more than just the family vacation. As gas prices rise, so does stress on the job. ...

+ Investing in Energy Innovation + Many reasons have been cited for the world's huge energy challenges. How innovative will our response be? And what role will R&D ...

+ Old Sources for New Savings + In combating high energy costs, efficiency and conservation seem to offer the best payback. That's why increasingly more businesses ...

+ Food and Fuel Compete: The Downside to Biofuels + Not long ago, ethanol was being billed as a solution to the world's energy crisis. Now the alternative fuel is being blamed for ...

+ 2008 Fuel Efficiency Guide + As car buyers' preferences change, automakers strive to increase fuel economy and cut fuel inefficiencies. Some manufacturers are ...

+ The Home Energy Savings Checklist + Energy and utility prices continue to rise and suck up ever more of our income. Cutting energy costs in the home requires minor ...